more woes need ideas!!!!!!!!!

[streetstang88]

my bro is haveing troubles w/ the vanilla ice edition '91 gt vert ...wow that didnt take long ....

let me run this past everyone .....

runs fine till engine get up to temp, shows about to the second notch on the
stock gage , this is where all foxstangs seem run ... keep getting low coolant dummy light .....seems to have plenty of coolant ???

when engine gets to operating temp starts skipping on one cyl maybe two ..
changed plug wires cap and button ????????????

[coupe]

there's a sensor on the overflow bottle. Check connector/connection. That thing is what gives the low-coolant signal. If it's bad, you can find a bunch of these at pull-apart...from other cars too.

The mis-fire thing: is it on idle, revving, or under driving operations? Give us an RPM or throttle-position at which it occurs.

[streetstang88]

it is constant, idle to redline no particular rpm...takin it easy or WAO

[QWKSNKE]

Have you run the codes on it to see if any 'silent' codes have been thrown

[streetstang88]

nope i dont have anything to pull those with .... will have to find a way to check that

[86GT]

The prceedure is actually pretty easy, When I get home I can scan in the picture of the connectors and the code retrieval process. It is a simple jumper wire but the placement is critical.

1) You have to have the key off
2) Install jumper
3) Turn Key on but engine of (KOEO)
4) Count the check engine light flashes
5) lookup codes and fix what is needed
6) Repeat steps 1-5 unitl a code 11 is present
7) Now perfom Engine Running test (KOER).
8) Count the check engine light flashes
9) lookup codes and fix what is needed
10) Repeat steps 1-9 unitl a code 11 is present for both KOEO and KOER

Oh yah, one more thing. I have an 86 and mine did not come with a check engine light. I am not to sure but I think 88 california and 89 all states on up did. I think it was the speed density cars that did not have the check engine light. I added one when I switched to mas air.

You screen name says 88 but you sig say 89, so I dont know.

[Italian LX]

You screen name says 88 but you sig say 89, so I dont know.
He's talking about his brother's car (1991 GT), so he should be okay as far as the CEL goes.

[86GT]

1991 cool

I have the picture but for some reason it will not allow me to upload it.

As for the codes themself, you can download the EA and goto the DTC tab. It displayes the codes and the description.

[QWKSNKE]

FYI.. My 88 SD car had a CEL

[86GT]

FYI.. My 88 SD car had a CEL

Maybe it is a four eye stang thing?

LOL

[streetstang88]

thanx ..... i am gonna let him figure it out he's been actin like an horses ass...
and doing stupid things (that will cause the car to run bad)while trying to find the trouble oh well i am gonna try that on my car to see how to do it
thanx for the ideas ..

[streetstang88]

my bro hasnt checked the codes yet ...hes is makeing me ill...

i thought it might be maf,when start the motor it is in open loop ???
till it warms up (thats when it starts actin stupid i think it is running lean )
i saw a thread about cleaning MAF a while back but i cant find it ...